Innovating and Integrating Conservation Tools to Address the Global Extinction Crisis and Prevent Ecosystem Collapse

Dear Colleagues,

Global extinction risks are dramatically increasing as planetary boundaries are crossed. New information on underrepresented taxa (e.g., insects) is improving monitoring methods but also necessitates urgent action to minimize catastrophic harm, avoid the collapse of entire ecosystems, and prevent the loss of biodiversity, on which the world depends. This Special Issue is inspired by the broad work of the Species Survival Commission as we transition to the 2026–2030 quadrennium and aim to contribute to progress in achieving priorities of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We invite researchers working directly or indirectly with the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and/or Ecosystems—species/ecosystem assessments, conservation research, priority setting, and action, taxonomic challenges, emerging technologies, conservation funding, among others—to submit an article to this Special Issue. We particularly welcome innovative approaches to strengthening Red List processes and functions, linkages to other global platforms and initiatives (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Convention on the International Trade of Threatened and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Green Listing, Green Status of Species, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands), resolving challenges to changes in taxonomy, and ultimately the use of the Red List to advance conservation. We strive to achieve taxonomic representation in the collection of articles (animals, fungi and plants) with papers from around the world and encourage diverse authorship (geography, age, gender, and expertise of participants) where possible.

Dr. Dave Waldien
Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala
Dr. Monika Böhm
Dr. Andrew Snyder
Guest Editors

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